ㅂ

Bieup

Bieup

Consonant letter of the Korean Hangul alphabet

Bieup (character: ㅂ; Korean: 비읍) is a consonant of the Korean alphabet. The Unicode for ㅂ is U+3142. It indicates a 'b' or 'p' sound, depending on its position. At the beginning and end of a word or syllable it indicates a [p] sound, while after a vowel it designates a [b] sound. For example: it is pronounced [p] in 바지 baji ("trousers"), but [b] in 아버지 abeoji ("father").[1][2][3]

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Stroke order in writing ㅂ

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References

  1. [1]
    "Korean". Omniglot. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. [2]
    "Script and pronunciation". University College London. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. [3]
    Jiyoung Shin, Jieun Kiaer, Jaeeun Cha (2012). The Sounds of Korean. Cambridge University Press. pp. XiX–XX. ISBN 9781139789882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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